The lecturer heard us talking and told us again about the part that we missed. After that, he jokingly said: ‘I just told you five minutes ago, so do not forget it again’. My friend then said loudly: ‘Don’t worry sir, I might be blonde but I’m not dumb.’ The whole class laughed.
After class, I found out that there is a saying in Dutch: ‘acting like a dumb blonde’. Apparently the Dutch consider blonde people to be dumb. Well, my hair is pitch black; Dutch people must consider me so smart.
Nuruly Myzabella, Master’s student of Nutrition and Health, from Indonesia
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